A renewable energy company says 100 new wind turbines could meet Gloucestershire's demands.
A renewable energy company has written to landowners to appeal to them to host wind turbines on their land.
"The new government have come along and removed the ban on onshore wind and now it's a possible thing to do," said company founder Dale Vince. It is also proposing that the turbines be publicly owned which it claims could return £7m to council finances every year. "However I have grave concerns about the impact that wind turbine development on the proposed scale in Gloucestershire would have on our landscapes, especially when so much of our beautiful county is covered by AONB.
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